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It is naive to think motor racing ever was, or ever will be, a totally egalitarian sport where those with the greatest talent will come through. There is probably some chap down in southern Portugal who could be quicker than Sebastian Vettel, who is a three-times world champion, but he has not had the money nor the chance to move through motor racing.

We have to accept that. It is part of motor racing and part of all sport.

The argument over pay drivers in Formula One is as old as motor racing itself and has become a major issue